Danton

Danton

136 mins | Drama, History | Jan. 12, 1983

Danton and Robespierre were close friends and fought together in the French Revolution, but by 1793 Robespierre was France's ruler, determined to wipe out opposition with a series of mass executions that became known as the Reign of Terror. Danton, well known as a spokesman of the people, had been living in relative solitude in the French countryside, but he returned to Paris to challenge Robespierre's violent rule and call for the people to demand their rights. Robespierre, however, could not accept such a challenge, even from a friend and colleague, and he blocked out a plan for the capture and execution of Danton and his allies.

Danton

136 mins | Drama, History | Jan. 12, 1983

Danton
Danton and Robespierre were close friends and fought together in the French Revolution, but by 1793 Robespierre was France's ruler, determined to wipe out opposition with a series of mass executions that became known as the Reign of Terror. Danton, well known as a spokesman of the people, had been living in relative solitude in the French countryside, but he returned to Paris to challenge Robespierre's violent rule and call for the people to demand their rights. Robespierre, however, could not accept such a challenge, even from a friend and colleague, and he blocked out a plan for the capture and execution of Danton and his allies.
IMDb rating 7.4
Producers Gaumont, P.P. Film Polski
Original title Danton
Directors Andrzej Wajda
Writers Stanisława Przybyszewska, Jacek Gąsiorowski, Bolesław Michałek, Jean-Claude Carrière, Andrzej Wajda, Agnieszka Holland

Cast

Gérard Depardieu

as Georges Danton

Wojciech Pszoniak

as Maximilien Robespierre

Patrice Chéreau

as Camille Desmoulins

Angela Winkler

as Lucile Desmoulins

Roland Blanche

as Lacroix

Alain Macé

as Héron

Jacques Villeret

as Westermann

Anne Alvaro

as Eléonore

Bogusław Linda

as Saint-Just

Emmanuelle Debever

as Louison Danton

Ronald Guttman

as Herman

Marian Kociniak

as Lindet

Malgorzata Zajaczkowska

as Servante Duplay